LCR 77
                      SESSIONS/COURT HOURS, HEARING DAYS


     (1)  There shall be one continuous session of court from January 1 through
December 31 of each year.  Court will be in session, unless otherwise ordered,
on all judicial days, except Saturday.  Court hours will be from 9:30 a.m. to
12:00 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

     (2)  Hearing times and days as well as Department assignments are subject
to change to accommodate holidays, availability of judges and courtrooms,
judicial conflicts and calendar size, but shall generally be as follows:

     A.  Civil Matters.  Probate, guardianship and civil motions will be heard
on Monday beginning at 9:30 a.m.

     B.  Criminal Matters.  Arraignments, omnibus hearings, sentencing pursuant
to guilty pleas, probation violations, bail hearings, and preliminary
appearances will be heard on Mondays at 1:30 p.m.  Pretrial hearings pursuant
to CrR 3.5 and 3.6 will be heard on Fridays at 9:30 a.m.  Status conferences
will be heard on Fridays at 9:00 a.m.  Criminal trials will be held Tuesday
through Friday and will be set by the court at the time of arraignment.

     C.  Ex Parte Matters.   Ex parte matters shall be heard Monday through
Friday 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Contact Court
Administrator to confirm availability of judge.

     D.  Domestic Relation Matters

          (1)  Settlement Conferences.  Settlement Conferences will be heard on
Friday beginning at 1:30 p.m.

          (2)  Show Cause and Temporary Relief.  Show cause hearings and
motions for temporary relief, including URESA contempt hearings will be heard
on Mondays at 9:30 a.m.

          (3)  Uncontested Dissolutions.  Uncontested dissolutions in which one
or both parties are represented by counsel will be heard at 9:30 a.m. on
Mondays.  Uncontested dissolutions in which both parties are not represented by
counsel will be heard on Mondays at 10:30 a.m.  Regardless of representation,
jurisdictional testimony may be submitted by affidavit and is encouraged.

     E.  Protection Orders.  Domestic Violence and Protection Orders not
otherwise filed under a related case between the parties shall be heard on
Mondays at 9:30 a.m. (10:30 a.m. if both pro se).

     F.  Adoptions.    Any adoptions requiring notice, including pro se
adoptions, will be heard on Monday at 9:00 a.m.

     G.  Civil Trial Settings.   Trial setting dockets shall be every Monday at
9:00 a.m.   (See also LCR 6.)

     H.   Juvenile Matters.

          (1)  Offenders.  Arraignments, pleas, dispositions and probation
violations will be heard on Monday at 10:00 a.m.  Offender trials will be heard
on Thursdays and scheduled by the court at the time of arraignment.

          (2)  Dependencies.  Stipulated fact-finding hearings and review
hearings will be heard on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month.  Contested
fact-finding hearings and shelter care hearings will be scheduled by the Court
Administrator.

          (3)  Truancy/At-Risk Youth.  Adequate cause, show cause, review
hearings and fact-findings will be heard on Monday afternoon at 4:00 p.m.